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 It is tempting, when unjustly charged with something at work, to refuse the employer’s instructions.  We need to resist such temptations.  The boss remains the boss until replaced by a bigger boss or by a judge.  An employee at San Antonio Independent School District may learn this lesson the hard way.  Leticia Rivera worked for…

In 2006, Mel Gibson ranted and raved when a Los Angeles County deputy stopped the actor for drunk driving.  Mr. Gibson infamously accused the deputy, James Mee, of being Jewish.  Turns out, the actor was correct.  Deputy Mee is Jewish.  The actor sputtered other anti-Jewish diatribes.  "The Jews are responsible for all the wars in…

 Filing charges of EEOC complaints has reached an all-time high.  Though just a small increase over 2010, the filings reflect the state of the economy.  Filings generally rise when the economy worsens.  That is due, I believe, to employers taking advantage of the economic "cover" to get rid of employees and more terminations simply cause…

 The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision regarding the ministerial exception to Title VII.  Title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964 prohibits discrimination.  But, for decades, courts have excepted religious institutions from Title VII.  Based on the First Amendment, all circuit courts have recognized that a religious institution may discriminate based on…

Use of the term "boy" to refer to adult African American men is usually thought to constitute some degree of racism.  Yet, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has struggled with a case in which that term was used.  The case is known as Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc.  It has been to the 11th…

I first posted this a year ago.  But, this advice always applies at this time of year, when we all attend holiday parties.  Many times, bad conduct at office parties contributes to sex harassment lawsuits.  For example, telling a female subordinate that you admire her breasts can be good evidence of sex harassment.  See Dan…

 Its a crazy way to run a lawsuit.  Alma Rosa Guzman was fired by the Southside Independent School District in November, 2010.  She filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  In May, 2011, she was elected to the Board of Trustees for Southside ISD.  Now, she has received her right-to-sue letter and yes…

According to a recent article in Psychology Today, women do ask for raises and promotions in numbers equal to or greater than men.  It has become accepted among some social scientists that women ask less than men.  The thinking has been that women are still paid less than men in most jobs, because many women…